Gottfried Leibnitz
1646 - 1716
"German mathematician. )One of Leibnitz's great achievements was the development of the binary system of arithmetic. Another significant contribution was his work on dynamics. He also developed differential and integral calculus, although there was serious controversy between him and his contemporary Sir Isaac Newton as to who had worked out the details and explained the proofs first. Leibnitz applied the methods of mathematical proof to other disciplines such as logic and philosophy, and among his lifelong aims were ambitious plans to collate all human knowledge, and to reunite the Church."
--Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Gottfried Leibnitz
1646 - 1716
"German mathematician. )One of Leibnitz's great achievements was the development of the binary system of arithmetic. Another significant contribution was his work on dynamics. He also developed differential and integral calculus, although there was serious controversy between him and his contemporary Sir Isaac Newton as to who had worked out the details and explained the proofs first. Leibnitz applied the methods of mathematical proof to other disciplines such as logic and philosophy, and among his lifelong aims were ambitious plans to collate all human knowledge, and to reunite the Church."
--Oxford University Museum of Natural History